Determining how to grow pepper in the open ground, many vegetable growers are faced with several common problems. It is necessary to learn not only how to plant, but also where, what fertilizers to use and how the sweet, crisp fruit of this whimsical plant can get sick? The answers to all these questions are given by experienced gardeners.
Choose a place and grow seedlings
The most suitable neighbors of sweet pepper are onions, cucumbers, early varieties of cabbage and perennial herbs. The exception is plants of the nightshade family, which should not be planted in areas where a delicious handsome man will grow. The cultivation of sweet pepper in the open field involves the use of seedlings previously sprouted in special peat pots or convenient cassettes.
In order for the seeds to germinate quickly, it is necessary to maintain the indoor temperature not lower than +16 ... 20 ° C, the soil should not cool below +14 ° C. Young seedlings are watered 1-2 times a week with a weak solution of nitrate prepared at the rate of 1 g of substance on 1 liter of water. To get a strong and healthy pepper, growing seedlings necessarily involves the use of root dressing. For example, you can apply the growth stimulator "Radifarm" once every 11-12 days, a dosage of 200 g of fertilizer per 100 liters of pure water. Seedlings are considered ready when the plants turn 45-50 days old and each bush will have at least 6 true leaves. 3 days before planting, you need to carry out the last top dressing with Previkur and temper the pepper in the open air. After planting, you can switch to complex options of fertilizers "Master" or "Plantafol."
Watering and placement of seedlings on the site
The question of how to grow pepper in the open field will not be if you maintain the humidity necessary for the plant. Even short-term overheating or the formation of a dry crust on the ground can destroy young bushes. If the climate is unfavorable for this type of vegetables, it is worth treating the trunks and leaves with stimulators from the Megafon series or using the common Mars. And you can simply choose more resistant varieties of pepper, for example, Nikita, Hercules or Bright Denver. The plan for planting seedlings depends on the future irrigation method. If drip irrigation is used, then plants can be planted at a distance of 70-90 cm from each other, with alternative methods of irrigation it is better to plant bushes closer to each other so that the soil does not dry out much.
How to grow pepper in the open ground to get the earliest possible harvest? It is very important to observe the rule of planting seedlings: young bushes should be dug up only along the upper root. It is absolutely forbidden to sprinkle the root of the neck, otherwise the pepper can affect the disease "black leg". Plants will not be able to tolerate frosts, therefore, with an unfavorable weather forecast, you need to cover the beds with protective agrofibre.
To decide how to grow pepper in the open ground, you can consult with experienced summer residents and choose those varieties that are ideal for the local climate. Hybrid species such as "Nikita", "flamingo", "harlequin" have proven themselves very well; among the bitter representatives of the family, it is worth choosing a reliable "impala".